He was a 1946 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, Celina. He began his career as staff accountant at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys. In 1972, he assumed the role of comptroller and was instrumental in the opening and start of the new Goodyear Aerospace plant in Berea, Ky. He continued his career with the Motor Wheel Division and retired in 1992. He enjoyed golf, bridge, traveling, bowling and most of all, family gatherings. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lexington, where he was on the finance committee, a eucharistic minister and previously a Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus. He also was involved in a number of civic organizations.

A memorial Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Lexington. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Lexington.